decooney
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| Power tube operating temperature a good proxy for power output??? I'd ask LTA, and thinking while tubes might bias close when measured manually within the amp itself. However, the slight variation in thickness of tube glass thickness at the top dome of each tube (i.e. hand made tubes) could yield some variation ... | |
| Why do some think "music" (not gear, trading, etc.) is the ultimate end? People do sit, stare, and look at cars, not running. Imagine who sits and looks at their audio gear, turned off, and not playing music. Who wants to admit to that, hahah :) | |
| Best 2channel amps for my speakers. Choose your 2-ohm capable amp WISELY for the Focal Katana 3 Towers. Key statement: re: "you’ll get best performance if you use an amplifier that’s happy driving 2Ω loads.". Review, Test: https://www.whathifi.com/us/reviews/focal-kanta-no3Photo (Im... | |
| FM Tuner for audiophiles-is it a bad idea today? @turnbowm..."Rivals the sound quality of CD playback."+1It sure can. While HD streaming is fun, the predictable playlists are nice, sometimes i prefer good FM vs compressed sounding streamed radio. Some who've never heard a really good FM tuner ar... | |
| FM Tuner for audiophiles-is it a bad idea today? +1 @yyzsantabarbara Nice! I have a Magnum Dynalab MD-102 FM Tuner as well. Added bypass caps and OCC interconnects. Super nice. Listen to it often. | |
| FM Tuner for audiophiles-is it a bad idea today? A worthy FM tuner thread you replied to late October with 60+ replies, fyi. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/can-anyone-recommend-an-fm-receiver-that-would-play-into-a-re... | |
| suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists @alaindexe Any thought on the Audio Sector products (gain clone) ?I’ve never built one and read up on some stuff Darko was doing years back. Reviewed the DIY LM kits, not much help to ya. Maybe check the DIYAudio site, folks there can possibly hel... | |
| suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists alaindexe’s Altec 620A speakers are close to 100db sensitivity @1w, 4-feet away, right?. Can operate well with two (2) really good watts. Low watt delicacy of targeted 20-30w musical amplifiers like Firstwatt, Sugden, Pucini sound would be the tic... | |
| suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists @zm Which FirstWatt model are you comparing to?Each of them have a different circuit topology and output transistor types, SE, PP, different impedances, and wattage power output. Interested if your AA Pucciini sounds more like a SIT-3, F6/F7, or J... | |
| suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists @alaindexe next step, the cross overs...FYI, for some added inspiration - peeking over on the DIYaudio site, members were commenting about before and after results from upgrading and refreshing the old Altec 604/620 crossovers with GPA crossovers ... | |
| suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists Extra long speaker cables and extra long interconnects with high capacitance can be impactful. Particularly as noted earlier when gear/voltages are not designed to be used with long runs. A simple test is to pull all the gear super close togethe... | |
| suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists No worries, @alaindexe , all in good collaboration - you have a nice amp and speakers worth investing in. Fwiw, a few years back, helped a few locals to spec/design/build some very large Altec (Onken, custom) fridge size speakers (3 pairs). It was... | |
| Benchmark DAC 3B Vs. Schiit Gungnir Multibit and a question. The "Coda" truly deserves to be fed by a really good sounding DAC and great preamp. I live 10 minutes from Coda, grew up in ESS, Threshold, Pass and Coda land, all started in the same place around here. Always start at the source, and then let the... | |
| suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists @alaindexe @decooney : it seems that you were right... (read above)... thx...alaindexe, Thx, we will see. Said the old way, "the proof of the pudding is in the eating". Disclaimer: Assuming your current amp is factory original Sudgen and not a co... | |
| Benchmark DAC 3B Vs. Schiit Gungnir Multibit and a question. I forgot if the DAC3B required much burn-in but the AHB2 amp required hardly any hours to sound it’s best. I have had 2 units to compare.@yyzsantabarbara I gave the BM DAC3B several weeks run-in time and it seemed to make no difference, which was ... |